Industry Director
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Position Overview & Specifications
Role Title: Industry Director, Manufacturing Transport and Logistics
Primary Location: One Snowhill, Birmingham
What will you be doing:
- Accountability for overall business performance including growth of P&L (including Income, Debt and Deposit growth) and improving ROE trend.
- Growing the market share within your defined Industry sector through growth of quality new business within the Large Corporate segments
- Working proactively in partnership with Industry Heads to ensure that sector strategy and content is formulated and communicated to the clients and support delivery on a National basis.
- Ensure an excellent service is being delivered to customers, consistently meeting their ongoing needs, while operating to required levels of cost. Proactive management of all risk aspects including conduct and credit risk, ensuring all team members are fully compliant
- Work in partnership with Credit Risk to maintain a risk and reward balance to ensure no avoidable impairment.
- Maintain strong external and internal knowledge to be at the forefront of what our customers need and changes within the external market and deploy this to new strategic thinking. Maintain a strong external network which is regularly leveraged.
- Direct leadership accountability for 7/8 Relationship Directors ensuring high levels of Industry knowledge, that everyone understands what is expected of them and how they are performing against their goals and achieving great customer outcomes. Ensuring that they have the appropriate resources, skills, and knowledge to be effective, efficient, and compliant.
- Direct leadership accountability for a Head of Support Team leader ensuring high levels of delivery from the relationship support team ensuring everyone understands what is expected of them and how they are performing against their goals and achieving great customer outcomes. Ensuring that they have the appropriate resources, skills, and knowledge to be effective, efficient, and compliant
What we’re looking for
- A proven track record of building and maintaining high performing teams delivering results via empowering and motivating others
- Strong external network and reputation within the market
- Experience in implementing, managing, and communicating change
- Experience in influencing and significant stakeholder management
- Proven track record of senior client relationship management
Skills that will help you in your
- Leading and Developing others
- Analysis and interpretation of data, the fundamentals of how businesses operate, people management/situational leadership
- Extensive technical knowledge required to proactively support the needs of our Larger Industry Clients- eg client planning, complex risk, complex product knowledge.
- Rigour and Compliance
Where will you be
Birmingham is home to the largest (and fastest growing) financial and professional services sector outside London with over 130,000 people employed in the sector. The city is set to welcome the High Speed 2 terminus boosting the city's already impressive connectivity. All this is accessible within a short walk from One Snowhill, as well as the endless list of shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment opportunities that Birmingham has to offer
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Banking & Lending
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Industry Director roles across Barclays's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Banking & Lending.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £44,895 - £68,320 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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